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NGC 6746 — Galaxy in Pavo

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.8m Galaxy Pavo (Pav) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.84
Angular Size 1.6′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 170°
Distance 194.16 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
eF, cS, R, glbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 10m 24.0s
Dec -61° 58' 00.0"
Constellation Pavo (Pav)
Catalog NGC 6746

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium Medium Hard+
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6746 · 1.6′×1.1′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 6733
Hard+
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Galaxy mag 12.59 0.5° Pavo
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 12.08 0.6° Pavo
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Medium
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Galaxy mag 12.14 0.7° Pavo
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Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.34 1.4° Pavo
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Easy
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Globular Cluster mag 5.4 2.0° Pavo
Kappa Pav
Medium+
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Variable Star mag 4.44 5.5° Pavo
Xi Pav
Medium
Easy double, sep 3.7″
Double Star mag 4.36 5.6° Pavo
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